Powerless
Lennie feels powerless throughout the novel because he isn't very intelligent. He also feels powerless because his decisions are always being judged or criticised by George. George controls Lennie's actions all of the time so he rarely gets to think for himself. The only time Lennie felt powerful is when he killed Curley's wife. Lennie made a mistake when he did that and he would have gone to jail if George wouldn't have killed him. Even though Lennie dies, it was probably the best thing to do. If George didn't do it, Curley would have.
The only time i have ever felt powerless was when i fell from the air during a stunt at cheer practice. I cant catch myself when I'm 10 feet above the ground so i was depending on my bases. They didn't catch me so i tumbled to the floor very hard. I felt very powerless because i couldn't do anything to save myself from falling. It was my bases job to catch me and they didn't so i couldn't do anything but wait until the ground caught up with me.
I was truly powerless during my fall. When your falling from the air you cant do much but wait until you hit the ground. I had no options but to close my eyes and hope i wont break anything. It was very frustrating for my to have to wait until i hit the ground. My bases , whom i depended on didn't do their job and that made me very mad. It wasn't my choice to fall but it was my choice to get back up. When you fall in life you have to always get bakc up and try again. :)
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
An Outsider's View
An Outsider's View
Crooks is an African American with a crooked back. He separates himself form the rest of the world because he does not want to start any problems with anybody. Because he is black, people don't mess with him. And he does not get messed with . Crooks doesn't start any problems nor wants anyone to start any. He just keeps to himself most of the time and hopes to stay out of the a way. Keeping to himself causes problems in his life. He cant work at certain places because the white folk will mess with him. He can't hold a job because he knows he is disliked.
I usually never get made fun of about my color because around here every one is pale. People only talk about how they want to be as tan as i am, but i just want to be like every one else. Kids do make fun of my height though. I cant do anything to change how short or tall i am, i can only be nice to people and hope that they wont make any comments about my height. Every now and then my friends will make fun of me because it but i just laugh and ignore it. There is nothing i can do, just like crooks cant do anything about his race i cant do anything about my height.
I did not like being called names for my height. I'm usually called names like squirt, shrimp, smalls, or shorty. Crooks was called names like nigger because of his race. Being called names is never a good feeling. You just have to learn to ignore people and go on with your life. All of my friends are tall and i don't like being the only small one around them. But i just have to forget about it, and ignore it. I'm always treated different because of it. I cant help being short , its in my genes. I just go on with my life and stand up for myself with kindness.There is no point in getting mad about it because it is the truth. You just have to not let it interfere with your life.
Crooks is an African American with a crooked back. He separates himself form the rest of the world because he does not want to start any problems with anybody. Because he is black, people don't mess with him. And he does not get messed with . Crooks doesn't start any problems nor wants anyone to start any. He just keeps to himself most of the time and hopes to stay out of the a way. Keeping to himself causes problems in his life. He cant work at certain places because the white folk will mess with him. He can't hold a job because he knows he is disliked.
I usually never get made fun of about my color because around here every one is pale. People only talk about how they want to be as tan as i am, but i just want to be like every one else. Kids do make fun of my height though. I cant do anything to change how short or tall i am, i can only be nice to people and hope that they wont make any comments about my height. Every now and then my friends will make fun of me because it but i just laugh and ignore it. There is nothing i can do, just like crooks cant do anything about his race i cant do anything about my height.
I did not like being called names for my height. I'm usually called names like squirt, shrimp, smalls, or shorty. Crooks was called names like nigger because of his race. Being called names is never a good feeling. You just have to learn to ignore people and go on with your life. All of my friends are tall and i don't like being the only small one around them. But i just have to forget about it, and ignore it. I'm always treated different because of it. I cant help being short , its in my genes. I just go on with my life and stand up for myself with kindness.There is no point in getting mad about it because it is the truth. You just have to not let it interfere with your life.
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